San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.